Barcelona forward Lionel Messi presented with European Golden Boot

 

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Monday 29 October 2012 12:23 EDT
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been presented with the Golden Boot award after finishing as the top goalscorer in Europe last season.

It is the second time Messi has collected the honour and comes after he scored a remarkable 50 goals in the Primera Division - four more than Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid.

"This is a group prize," Messi told Barca's official website. "I always say that when an individual wins something like this.

"That's a fact, and this one more than any. It is a prize for scoring goals, but I'd never have done it without my team-mates."

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